John Dickinson

Gebundenes Buch

The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson

Volume 2 Volume 2

Herausgeber: Calvert, Jane E

Beschreibung

Volume Two of The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson, covering the years 1759 to 1763, shows Dickinson’s rise to prominence as a lawyer with cases ranging from land disputes to murder; and his entry into public life as a legislator in the Delaware and Pennsylvania Assemblies. In addition to case notes and legislation, the documents include correspondence, commonplace books, verse, and essays on political and legal topics such as judicial tenure and the flag-of-truce trade.  

Autor

JANE E. CALVERT is an associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky and the author of Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political Thought of John Dickinson. JOHN DICKINSON (November 8, 1732–February 14, 1808) is known as the “Penman of the Revolution.” He served as a delegate for Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress (1774–1776) and later as a delegate from Delaware in the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Delaware Press
• Seitenzahl: 518
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 162mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 885g
• ISBN-13: 9781644531600
• ISBN-10: 1644531607
• Artikelnr.: 61498701